Comparative Analysis of Universities’ Research Capacity Assessment Practices
International Organizations Research Journal No. 1, 2011
Posted: 28 Sep 2013
Date Written: March 2011
Abstract
The paper is prepared within the framework of the Ministry of Education and Science project "Organizational and analytical support" to the national priority project "Education" on activities aimed at "Development of National Research Universities", carried out by the National Training Foundation. The paper presents analysis of international and foreign approaches to universities’ research performance assessment. It focuses on a comparative analysis of the key performance indicators used in the international practice and the indicators of effectiveness applied in assessment of the national research universities performance. The analysis provides a groundwork for discussing how the emerging approaches and indicators can promote integration of Russian universities into the international research and education processes within the global landscape.
Keywords: research performance, research capacity, global rankings, assessment indicators, quality criteria, national research assessment systems
JEL Classification: I2, I20, I21
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